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Dug this out of Miss Snark’s blog, which, even though it is no longer in operation, still has a bus-load of precious writing gems waiting to be mined from the archives. http://misssnark.blogspot.com/2007/04/yea-this-works.html I figured this post was particularly applicable since it’s the process I’m caught up in right now…er…minus all…

Unfortunately, this book review is a bit negative. Mainly because the book I read didn’t live up to my expectations. If you’ve browsed around the blog a bit, you’ve seen my mostly positive reviews of the Nightside series, by Simon R. Green. I found it incredibly imaginative, and it hit…

For those of you who don’t know, the wife and I enjoy swing dancing together, when we’re able to go. We actually started out taking weekly lessons here in Colorado, long before we were engaged. So we thought it would be fun to go back to the old cafe where…

We slipped out to Colorado yesterday morning in order to surprise my father for his birthday. It’s been a fun time, seeing the family and reveling in Colorado’s lack of humidity and fresh air, compared to the Big City. We’re out and about most of today, so to keep folks…

And now science is here to help prove it. Ever hear the phrase, “madly in love”? According to this article, that’s pretty much what happens, especially in those hormone-driven teenage years. http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12483-puppy-love-makes-teenagers-lose-the-plot.html In summary, lovestruck teenagers can show manic behavior in their lifestyle and how they interact with others. Basically,…

A few months shy of fresh and new, but I came across mini-essay/vignette by Ursula K. Le Guin, which she wrote in response to statement that…in essence…genre fiction has been relegated to the grave by writers of “serious literature.” http://www.ursulakleguin.com/Note-ChabonAndGenre.html Hysterical. Among my favorite lines is: No, she would not…

Aside from doing inverted quantum physics and string theory equations with nothing but a blank paper and a pencil, is there any better way to put the gray muscle through some circuit training than by writing? Think about it. You’ve got to comprehend all the emotional angles and shades that…

I don’t know if this article actually surprised me. To physicists at the University of Central Florida have published a paper showing how Hollywood’s portrayal of science fiction might be leading to a lot of scientific illiteracy these days. I guess the same logic could be applied to Hollywood’s portrayal…

I read through The Man with the Golden Torc at such high speeds that I had to remind myself to slow down and actually enjoy it, rather than simply barrelling through to get to the end. That’s probably one of my biggest shortcomings and the reason why I often read…

Saw the movie yesterday. Read the book quite a while ago. Twice now, actually. Enjoyed them both immensely. Fortunately bucking the usual book-to-film tradition, the movie was not hampered in its storytelling. Sure, some things changed. Quite a few fun characters that I would’ve loved to see weren’t involved anymore.…